As one of the most affluent and educated counties in the United States, Montgomery County Maryland is an important business and research center as well as a bedroom community for government employees and ambassadors to Washington D.C. Although the county seat is Rockville, the largest municipality, downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring MD real estate are the largest urban business hubs in Montgomery County. The eastern part of the county centers around Silver Spring and Olney, the western part around Bethesda and Potomac, and the northern portion is more agricultural.
Montgomery County was one of the first counties in the country to adopt an affordable housing plan, which combines multi-family housing with neighborhoods of single-family homes. Master-planned communities mingle with historic districts. Real estate features architecture ranging from Plantation to Colonial to Contemporary designs.
Approximately one million people reside in the spacious 507-square-mile county. Incorporated cities include Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Takoma Park. Incorporated towns are Barnesville, Brookeville, Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase View, Chevy Chase Village, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, Kensington, Laytonsville, Poolesville, Somerset, and Washington Grove. Incorporated villages include Village of Chevy Chase, Martin’s Additions, and North Chevy Chase. Additionally, there are 33 unincorporated areas, including Potomac and Silver Spring, and 5 unincorporated places—all without local governments.
Classic Maryland beauty, with wonderful parks and special features such as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, the Clara Barton National Historic Site, and the George Washington Memorial Parkway, presents a lush country feel to the scenic county.
Montgomery County is a national epicenter for biotechnology, boasting institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Maryland, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Large firms such as Discovery Communications, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Robert Louis Johnson Companies, Choice Hotels, Med Immune, Chevy Chase Bank, TV One, BAE Systems, Hughes Network Systems, and GEICO operate in the county. Federal government agencies are also based here including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Several effective transportation corridors assist residents to places of employment and to cultural, civic, and sporting events. Along with several important highways, there are three passenger rail systems including Amtrak to Rockville, the MARC commuter rail system, and suburban arms of the Red Line of the Washington Metro. The county also operates a bus public transit system known as Ride On, and the area is served by the Washington Metro bus service.
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